The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-13

Men We Have Net or Known ef-Reminis-
cences and RecOllections Of . Hree

Men We Have Net or Known ef-Beminia
cences sid Recollcctions Of . Fro
Lance.
When It was stated last week that tn
"dudes" Of other days would be touched
up this week the wrong word was used
There were no dudes In the days Of on
daddies. There were some handles; bu
1t is not OF them that this paragraph will
be written, but is OF several venerateC
citizens, now removed from the scene o
action, who Aere noted for their faultes'
dress.
Who does not remember the smiling
and benevolent face Of good old Dr. Johr
Dove with his glossy black suit and bis
rufiied shirt There never was a better
man, and but few better dressed
Hon. Joseph Mayo, for many years the
honored mayor of the city, always wore
rufiled shirt, but was not very exact
about his dress otherwise.
Hon. William H. Mcfarland president
of the Farmers Bank, wore the finest
sroadcloth in the city at all times-Burs
d Poindexter's best make, shiny silk
hat, and kid gloves. He was the Count
D'Orsay and the Lord Chesterfield Of
that day.
Among other well-dressed men were
Mons. Paul, the French consul Colonel
Thomas p. August, Captain +. NJ. Al
friend, John NJ. Daniel, George Washing
ton Todd, and Henry Harvey, afterwards
lieutenant in Company ID, First Regi-
ment.
Old Captain Charles Dimmock, Of the
State Guard, was the bestlooking man
in uniform, and old Mr.. Moncurc, Of
Dunlop, Moncure & Co., was the last to
discard the revolutionary and colonial
knee breeches.
In old times Richmond boosted Of the
best class of sporting men in the country.
They were not skin-game gamblers, but
gentlemen who dealt upon the square.
Among those recalled were the Craw-
or1s, Northams, Streat, Frank Allen,
John Baughan, the Claibornes, Del
2aine, George Washington Todd the
horgans, and Jesse White Nearly all
" them have crossed over the river and
With them most OF the bright traditions
hat fingered around their caling-if, in
eed 1t Is proper to infer that there is any
Brightness whatever about a rather ques- |
lonable calling.
Among the old soldiers OF the day
rom 1850 to 1861 were z. r. Moore, John
cooley, j. II. Danforth, James X. Caskie.
:. j. Bossieux, W. NJ. Elicit, John II.
richardson, Fl. Coalter Cabell, K. NJ.
'immo, John Crawford, William 0.
george, G. q. Tompkings, Hugh Fry,
nd long list that shall be at some other
me completed
The old firemen-how they pass in re-
iew-John j. Fry, Lewis L. Barnes,
titus {. Rice, Vincent Bargamin, A.
Addington, Hugh Fry J. Oscar Goode,
ohm T. Rogers, William Allen Charters,
homas w. Psiro, A. Arsell, and Jim
emberton; all, all are gone, except
code and Pemberton. Among the
Dunger ones, who knew all these men,
Oliver Mountcastle-now the eff
ent Assistant Superintendent Of the ,
edmond Fire Department.
Among the men who left Richmond in ,
'6l as Captains of Richmand companies.
e following are recalled John Dooley, .
G. Griswold, Francis j. Boggs, William :
. Gordon, William O. Taylor, James K.
ee, Henry Miller, r. A. Tompkins, r. :
ilton Cary, o. Jennings Wise, Wyatt g..
. Elliott, }. Stewart Walker, J. Wilder
tkinson, Samuel r. Bagby, Robert A. O
sskie, r. Lindsey Walker, and Edgar ;
aeon. This is written at midnight from =
emory, and not the name of Howtzer =
.ptain can be recalled, but the roll OF
nor will yet be supplemented and every -
an placed upon the list. :,
From Manchester the Captains were !,
'uis f. BossieuX, William K. Weisiger. .,
d b. II. Nash. Manchester sent three :
Il companies. The Elliott Grays, the "
nfederatea Grays and the Manchester 9,
tillery. Besides this she had represen. IT,
ives, and gallant ones in score. Of \,
npanies in every branch Of the Con- ~
Ierate service. But want of time and =,
ace forbid the lengthening of this arti- =,
, so that many matters that it was the -.
ention OF the writer to dwell upon we =